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Wolff: Mercedes didn't influence Pirelli tread change decision
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has denied the idea that Mercedes influenced Pirelli's decision to bring a thinner tread for each compound of tyre to this year's Spanish Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows locked out the front row in Barcelona leaving the Ferrari's trailing. "Is bollocks a bad word in English?" he asked. "Rubbish. All teams had blistering, very heavy blistering at the test in Barcelona. "Red Bull, Ferrari, ourselves. McLaren have seen it I think also. The tyres wouldn't have lasted in the race. "And the ambient, and the track temperatures, were arctic. And for that reason Pirelli changed the thickness of the tyre to prevent blistering, and they've been...
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